The central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka, which has a trail to Mount Fuji, has enacted an ordinance amid risky behavior by ...

Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday started accepting ¥4,000 entry fee registrations for Mt. Fuji climbers, ahead of the mountain’s ...

Then Was Rescued Again Just Days Later at the Same Place Mount Fuji in Japan has been the treasured objective of many hikers.

The 27 year-old man was first rescued by helicopter on Tuesday while on the Fujinomiya trail. The college student said he was unable to descend the mountain after he lost his ‘crampons,’ which are ...

Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

He climbed the Fujinomiya trail again to about 10,000 feet above sea level to retrieve his forgotten cell phone and other ...

It made international news when there had to be two rescue missions on Mount Fuji in a week . . . both for the same man.

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

A student who had to be rescued from Mt Fuji, went back for his phone and had to be rescued again just four days later.

The 27-year-old university student returned to Japan's tallest mountain four days after he was airlifted to safety ...

A student was rescued while climbing Mount Fuji and attempted to return days later to retrieve his phone – and had to be ...

(CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27 ...